This isn’t the first time that I’ve speculated that the 2013-14 San Jose Sharks are the best iteration the club has ever offered. While the first prognostication may have been premature at the time, San Jose’s impressive five-game homestand, in which the team went 5-0-0—including three wins in four days against three of the West’s best—should eliminate any remaining doubt: These are the best Sharks ever.
Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s take a moment to define exactly what that statement means.
For starters, it does not mean the San Jose Sharks will win the Stanley Cup. There are 30 teams competing toward a goal that can accommodate only one. At best, the chance to hoist the Cup will come down to one game between two teams that will both claim that the other could not possibly want it more.
It also doesn’t mean that the Sharks will win the Pacific Division, the Western Conference or anything in between. Particularly, given the severe power imbalance between the Eastern and Western Conferences (the West currently holds a dominating 100-43-18 record against ...
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Are the 2013-14 San Jose Sharks the Best Team in Franchise History?
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